Hi all,
I'm new on here - and very overwhelmed! There is a very high chance that my family and I will be moving to London this summer from Texas. Husband and I lived in Wandsworth when we were newlyweds, straight out of university, so we are familiar with living in London. However, this time we have 3 children (ages 10, 8, and 3), from what I gather, in September this would be Year 6, 4, and Reception.
We are looking in the Wimbledon area, and I am completely overwhelmed with trying to figure out what schools I want to be near. State, public? I understand that we can't apply for anything until we actually have an address, so I'm trying to narrow it down by location, so I can find housing near the catchment zone for those schools. I don't think we want to pay for public, as we'd still like to take holidays. They are very bright kids, top of their classes at their current schools. Will I be doing them a disservice by putting them in state schools? From what I've read, I'm pretty sure the education system in the UK is better than what we've got in the US, and they are in the equivalent of state schools here, but then I read about all these public schools (Wimbledon High School) and well, they lure you in, don't they?
Also, with the 10 year old, she'll be moving from Primary after one year, so would it be worth it to put her in a school that runs through 11+, so she doesn't have to move again after one year?
Basically, I want them to have the chance to get into top universities (either back home in the US or abroad) should they want to do that.
Any advice?
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hvf04 · 27/12/2018 14:39
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